Set in 2025, The Lottery drops viewers into a world where women have stopped having children, putting the human race on the brink of extinction. In order to save all life on Earth, 100 embryos are fertilized and a national lottery is conducted to choose the surrogates.

* James Callis (Battlestar Galactica) has joined the cast of El Rey Network’s spy drama Matador, premiering July 15 at 9/8c. Callis will play Lucien Sayer, a “mysterious figure who commands a fraternity of the world’s most elite businessmen, politicians and influencers.”

* Dane Cook is getting his own comedy special on Showtime this fall, he announced Tuesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

* Though no official decision has been made about Sherri Shepherd or Jenny McCarthy’s replacements, The View has reportedly extended an offer to frequent guest co-host Mario Cantone, per the New York Post‘s Page Six.